The Washington critic., 1887-08-06
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions OF the
National Capitt,I.

Bridge street aero, * Rock Creek, east along
Pcnnsylyania avenue, passing circle con-
tanning Mills statue of Washington; Cor
coran Gallery, State, NarOnd Navy Depart
mcnts; President House, Lafayette square,
containing Mills equestrian statue of An
drew Jackson; Department Of Justice (lHlt-
ing at Fit, enth street, where transfers arc
given to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury be
pnrtlncnt; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Nillard'sand other hotels, and through
the principal business portion of the city.
crossing seventh street west at Confer
Market where transfers are given to the
Seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south to Potomac River,
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
therc transfers are given Ia branch running
to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, us-
cending south side of Capitol Hill, contin.
ulng along street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east past
the Marine Barracks to Nayy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenth.strcet Branch Starts al New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street 10 boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas Statue. Re.
turning, same route. Transfers given oand
cars to Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, . cents additional,
Sevcnthstreet Branch-Starts at boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
square, Patent and Postoflices, Odd'Fel.
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Ccn.rc Market and City Postoilice (whurc
transfers are given TO the main or Avenue
linel, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu
scum, to the wharyes Of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railway-Lcaving Georgetown,
where It makes a circuit of West, High,
Fayctte, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
gomery streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and OAK Hill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to 7 street north thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the plla
tlal residences of the West End, Including
that Of the British minister; along Seven
teenth street west to II street north. Four
tecnth street to +, passing Willard'S and the
Ebhitt House, crossing Ninth street (wherc
transfers are gwen TO the Nlnth,strect
Branch), past the Patent aud Post DiliCuS
TO Fifth street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary Square, city Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to { street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot TO Delawaro
avenue, TO II street north, to First street
east, thence along East Capitol street To Lin
coin Park. Returning, same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
d street instead of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave the west front of the State
War and Navy Depart rtmcnts at convenient
intervals, connecting with above line ut
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch-Starts at northern ter
minus Of seventh street west twhore II con
to Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and POstoficcs at + street twhorc
transfers are given to main linu eust or
vest, thence 10 Is street, passing centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
sixth street To Missouri avenue, to Four,
and.a-half street, thence to the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharye-, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-starts from northern
terminus Of Ninth street Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard unlver
sity and schuetzen Park, to entrance to
grounds Of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
Columbia hallway Starts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to its intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at Seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts avenue to
II street north, past the Government Print
ing ollco To boundary, and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Bennng's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street Tor Belt Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four.
and. .a'half street thence east to First west,
north TO q street, west TO Fourth street,
north TO 7 street, west To Eleventh street,
south TO L street north, west 10 Fourteenth
street, south TO Ohio avenue, east to
Twelfth street. south to Virginia avenue
and east to starting point. Returning, Samc
route except passing east over instead Of
J. street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharycs, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostla Railroad Starting from foot OF
Seventh street. along street south,
past nayy.yard gate. to Twelfth street east,
and over the AuacOstia Bridge to Union
town and the Government Hospital for the
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfers
I. and from Avenue Line or seventh street
Branch Washington and Georgetown RAN
road, 8 cents.
Herdic coaches arc running from the Navy,
Yard Via Pennsylvania avenue TO twenty.
second and q streets northwest, Fare, 3
cents; six tickets Tor % cents. Horse car
ticket are also received rs fare.
Herdlo cabs are run 10 any part Of the city,
Fare, - cents within I mile; IS cents per
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour for
more than one. stands, East Capitol lrpNt
and Iruu.yFnnia avenue and seventh
street northwest.
the Parks.
Washington Circle Is at Twenty third street,
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues
and containing an equestrian statue ol
McI'hgrsou square Is at Vermont avenuc, /
X aud Fifteenth streets, containing an
equestrian statue OF ucngral Mcpherson,
Farrarut square NJ Connecticut avenue I, x
and seventeenth streets, CuutaiuIuga "a statue
of Admiral Furragut
Dupont Circle at Ncw Hampshire, Connocti
cut and Massachusetts, avenues anl Nlue
Dupont, This circle is In the heart ul TIT
most ari,tOcratic part Of the CITY,
Scott Circle. ut Rhode Island and Massauhu.
sytts avenues ami sixteenth street, contain
Ing an equestrian statue OF General Winfield
Scott,
Thomas Circle lies at tho intersection Of Yer
mont and Massachusetts avenues and "
and Fourteenth streets, An equestrian
statue ut General Grursu II Thomas aduru'
this the smallest ui tAc circles,
| Lilac park, ut T. uud Twelfth streets and Nps
sUcNpsutts Nuguu, Uud Syrlngl Park, "a.
Tenth and T. and y. ~suulusH''s a"ruJr. "Tg
two tuaugr- beautifully kuNt ami uOtol
for their pru#siUn nl thu shrubs i'pm which
thew spt thair uuW',
| Mount Vernon Place Includes New York lNI
| Mussaplustils avenues and is street 1"
| tween seventh and Smith fEDtf-. A mas
| niurmf fountain tuvcyu.yg greatly .yal1Iu'
| this beautiful paris.
! Iowa tNDIu'r t vermont and luutc Island
uytuuu- T. and NNIgfu,Uth streets. General
| Grant house J uu the southwest side.
| Franklin sQuurr. between auu IS aud lUlt
| tuputh and Fourteenth streets, rs 'hH most
ariiSiipalIy designed and beautiful ut lll th.
| smaller reservations. n HNu' uiu- 70 natural
| mound. supposed 10 Zee 1000 Indian burial
place, aud % spring ui delicious water
which supple. .tyuru Irdunts.
| Rawlms' s,,uuru is NO the Intersection o
New York ay,uGe and Il street, west ot the
| White House. Tho Ww,ius Statue ny
lccn removed tu the south side of Pcuusyl
yUuia avenue, south OF Ninth street